Full Schedule

7:00 AM - 7:00 PM CT

Committee on Accreditation Meeting II

Location: Hilton Chicago, Marquette Room

8:00 AM - 8:03 AM CT

Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant

Location: W471A

8:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Board of Directors Meeting (ACRL) (Part 1 of 2)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 12

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Board of Directors (ALSC)

Location: McCormick Place, W475a

Updates/Briefings

10:15 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Reflecting the Diversity of Your Community in Your Collection

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Prairie Room A

Presenter: – Midwest Tapes

8:00 AM - 5:30 PM CT

Speaker Ready Room

Location: McCormick Place, W182

8:03 AM - 8:05 AM CT

Rebel with a Clause

Location: W471A

8:05 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Storming Caesars Palace

Location: W471A

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM CT

ALA JobLIST Placement & Career Development Center Orientation

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

ALA Award Committee

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 4

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

BCALA Executive Board Meeting

Location: Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

BRASS All Committees Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W193

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Committee on Library Advocacy Meeting 1

Location: McCormick Place, W475b

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

CSKBART Executive Board Meeting

Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford B

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Forum on War in Ukraine and Its Impact on Libraries (ACRL ESS)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 07-09

Transforming: Services

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

HarperCollins Adult Fall/Winter Preview

Location: McCormick Place, W192

Presenter: – HarperCollins Publishers

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

IRC/IRRT All Subcommittee Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W470

Updates/Briefings

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

PLA Coffee Catch-up with President McCauley

Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental A

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

REFORMA All Committees Meeting

Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Shared Collections Interest Group Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W471b

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

STARS All Members Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W190a

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Universal Access Interest Group Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Philosophy

Presenter: – San Francisco Public LIbrary

8:30 AM - 3:00 PM CT

Right To Read A Thon Banned & Challenged Books!

Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental C

Moderator: – LiteracyNation INC.

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Aisha Saeed/ Forty Words for Love

Location: Booth 2613

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CT

Sherri Winston, THE BRAID GIRLS

Location: Booth 3217

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Ariel Kaplan / THE POMEGRANATE GATE

Location: Booth 2518

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Neal Shusterman: Courage to Dream

Location: Booth 2216

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

A Procrastinator's Guide to the 2023/2024 Solar Eclipses

Location: McCormick Place, W187b

Moderator: – National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute

Presenter: – National Center for Interactive Learning/Space Science Institute

Presenter: – The STAR Library Network

Presenter: – STAR Net/Space Science Institute

Presenter: – San Antonio Public Library

Presenter: – Hondo Public Library

Presenter: – Comfort Public Library

Presenter: – San Antonio Public Library

Transforming: Community Relationships

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

“Asking for help makes me nervous”: High School to College Library Experiences

Location: McCormick Place, W175c

Presenter: – Miami University

Presenter: – The Ohio State University- Newark and Central Ohio Technical College

Presenter: – Miami University Libraries

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Adam Wallace: A Very Dinosaur Birthday

Location: Booth 3516

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

All-Committees Meeting (ACRL DSS)

Location: Palmer House, Wabash Room

Transforming: Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Architecture for Public Libraries Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Erie

Core Values

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Awards for Buildings & Interiors Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C

Core Values

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Beth Revis: Night of the Witch

Location: Booth 2920

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

CALA President’s Program 2023: A Panel Discussion with NALCo Leaders & Presidents

Location: McCormick Place, W183c

Moderator: – Indiana University South Bend

Presenter: – APALA

Presenter: – BCALA

Presenter: – American Indian Library Association

Presenter: – REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking

Presenter: – Chinese American Librarians Association

Transforming: Library Workforce

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

CANCELLED -The Living Library: Responsive Physical and Virtual Design

Location: McCormick Place, W183a

Moderator: – Katy ISD

Presenter: – Pin Oak Middle School - Houston ISD

Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

News You Can Use—Changing the Narrative: ALA Policy Corps Takes On Book Banners

Location: McCormick Place, W180

Moderator: – ALA PPA

Presenter: – Norman (OK) Public Schools

Presenter: – Leander ISD

Presenter: – Arizona Library Association

Core Values

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

CODES Notable Books Council

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Superior

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

ALA Council Orientation

Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline

Updates/Briefings

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Digital Conversion Interest Group Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W181c

Transforming: Systems & Technology

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Emerging Technologies Section Membership Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Calculus

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

News You Can Use—Equip Communities to “Be MediaWise” with a Misinformation Resilience Toolkit

Location: McCormick Place, W179a

Presenter: – Poynter Institute for Media Studies

Presenter: – Stanford University

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Fostering Economic Opportunity and Advancement with Innovative Programming

Location: McCormick Place, W196b

Presenter: – New Jersey State Library

Presenter: – Round Rock Public Library

Presenter: – Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County

Moderator: – ALA

Transforming: Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Health Programming at Your Library: Project Ideas, Resources, and Opportunities

Location: McCormick Place, W185bc

Presenter: – Network of the National Library of Medicine All of Us Program Center

Presenter: – Network of the National Library of Medicine

Presenter: – San Diego County Library

Presenter: – San Diego Public Library

Transforming: Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

History Librarians Disussion Group

Location: McCormick Place, W196c

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Informational Meeting (ACRL CJCLS)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 04-06

Transforming: Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Laurie Halse Anderson: Shout

Location: Booth 2613

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

LearnRT Executive Board Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W177

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Be Fierce: How to Harness Your Power for Your Libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W187a

Presenter: – American Public Health Association

Moderator:

Presenter:

Presenter: – Metro Nashville Public Schools

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Library Services to the Justice Involved Interest Group Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W181b

Presenter: – Griswold Memorial Library

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Main Stage Speaker: Maysoon Zayid

Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline

Speaker:

Books & Authors

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

OCLC Transforming metadata

Location: McCormick Place, W194a

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Pairing WWII Graphic Novels and Primary Sources for Collaborative Instruction

Location: McCormick Place, W185d

Presenter: – South Carolina Center for Community Literacy

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Poetry is for Everyone (Especially in Libraries): A 10-Year Review of the National Student Poets Program

Location: McCormick Place, W184bc

Moderator: – Institute of Museum and Library Services

Presenter: – Institute of Museum and Library Services

Presenter: – Alliance for Young Artists and Writers

Presenter:

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Reimagining School Readiness Toolkit for Libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W183b

Moderator: – Bay Area Discovery Museum

Presenter: – Bay Area Discovery Museum

Presenter: – Kent State University

Presenter: – Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives

Presenter: – Stark Library

Presenter: – Lane Libraries

Presenter: – State Library of Ohio

Presenter: – The Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County

Presenter: – Mother Goose on the Loose

Presenter: – Connecticut State Library

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Research and Scholarly Environment Committee Meeting (ACRL)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 03

Transforming: Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Sabaa Tahir: All My Rage

Location: Booth 2613

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Sara Raasch: Night of the Witch

Location: Booth 2920

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Socioeconomic Mixing: Creating Public Libraries Where Everyone Belongs

Location: McCormick Place, W175ab

Moderator: – Harvard Graduate School of Design

Presenter: – Reimagining the Civic Commons

Presenter: – Memphis Public Libraries

Transforming: Community Relationships

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Sy Montgomery: THE BOOK OF TURTLES signing

Location: Booth 3611

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Systematic and Evidence Synthesis Reviews: Supporting Research in the Social Sciences

Location: McCormick Place, W181a

Moderator: – University of Nevada Las Vegas

Presenter: – University of Minnesota

Presenter: – University of Southern California Libraries

Presenter: – Cornell University

Transforming: Services

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Talk Story: Centering Oral Traditions to Advance Literacy Justice and Transform Community Relationships

Location: McCormick Place, W186

Moderator: – University of Washington Information School

Presenter: – Lorain Public Library System

Presenter: – University of Washington Information School

Presenter: – Southlake Public Library

Presenter: – American Indian Library Association

Presenter: – Simmons University

Transforming: Community Relationships

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

The Data Storytelling Toolkit for Librarians

Location: McCormick Place, W176c

Presenter: – University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Presenter:

Presenter: – University of Illinois, School of Information Sciences

Core Values

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Travis Jonker signs JUST ONE FLAKE

Location: Booth 3020

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

User Services in Public Libraries Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Huron

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Vincent Tirado: We Don't Swim Here

Location: Booth 2920

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

What's Your Point?: Gamification for Professional Development & Student Engagement

Location: McCormick Place, W178b

Moderator: – Jaime Escalante Middle School

Presenter: – Jaime Escalante Middle School

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT

CANCELLED: Xue Mo and His Light: A Glimpse of the Award-winning Novel Into the Desert

Location: McCormick Place, W194b

Main contact: – staff

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Gary Jansen: Remember Us With Smiles

Location: Booth 1851

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Amber Raymond/ The Power of Thought series

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Amber Raymond: I Have Choices (The Power of Thought)

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Cancelled: Marcie May: The Adventures of Penny & Tubs

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Core 101 & Meet/Greet

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park ABC

Core Values

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

David Petrovic and Sandy Petrovic: Expect A Miracle: Understanding and Living with Autism

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Matt Dragovits: A Tale for Christmas: Zach's Quest

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Patricia Davison: Jack Black

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Renee Goodwin: GG Cleans House – Learning Teamwork

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Shreya Gupta: Flamingo Feet

Location: Booth 4443

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Mentoring-on-the-Fly I

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Banned Books from the Big Chair

Location: McCormick Place, Grand Concourse

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Career Coaching I

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Community of Care Quiet Room

Location: McCormick Place, W474

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Photography Services I

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

R.G. Taylor: Spike and the Holiday Parade

Location: Booth 1356

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Resume Review I

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Swag giveaway: Exclusive Frances Lincoln 40 tote bag + books!

Location: Booth 2620

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

The Library Marketplace

Location: McCormick Place, Exhibit Hall

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM CT

GPO Update and Chat with Superintendent - an opportunity for FDL to meeting GPO staff and Superintendent of Documents in updates and focus group.

Location: Marriott Marquis, Analysis

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Candlewick Press, Chronicle Books, and Levine Querido Present 2023 Children's Titles!

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

9:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Nikita Kapoor:Gentle Shadows Fierce Wings

Location: Booth 2054

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT

What Difference Will it Make 100 Years From Now?

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Brian Pinkney: A Walk in the Woods

Location: Booth 3016

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Derrick Barnes/ Like Lava in My Veins

Location: Booth 2613

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Mayo Clinic Press Kids and Alicia the Dog: Helping Paws Academy

Location: Booth 3620

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Nikki Grimes: A Walk in the Woods

Location: Booth 3016

9:30 AM - 10:15 AM CT

Weston Woods: I Am Ruby Bridges; Our Table; The Little Red Fort; The Little Wooden Robot and the Log Princess

Location: W471A

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CT

BOO! - Horror in Middle Grade & Young Adult Literature.

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CT

How Technology Can Help You Get More Patrons Engaged & Through the Door

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CT

IDW Originals - The Next Wave from IDW Publishing for Graphic Novels!

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CT

Into the Massive-Verse with Image Comics!

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

9:30 AM - 10:20 AM CT

Tradition or Discrimination: Is Your Beloved Team Mascot Cultural Appropriation?

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Genevieve Valentine: Two Graves

Location: Booth 2229

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT

P. Djèlí Clark: A MASTER OF DJINN and ABENI'S SONG

Location: Booth 2911

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Signing with Author Carole Boston Weatherford and Illustrator Jeffrey Boston Weatherford

Location: Booth 3530

9:30 AM - 4:00 PM CT

US Postal Service Post Office

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CT

E. Lily Yu / JEWEL BOX

Location: Booth 2518

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM CT

Visual Literacy in the Classroom

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CT

Beth Bacon | The Panda Cub Swap

Location: Booth 4429

10:00 AM - 10:20 AM CT

Kelsey James: THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Alana Tyson and London Ladd: My Red White and Blue

Location: Booth 2613

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Alana Tyson: My Red, White, and Blue

Location: Booth 2613

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

AMI POLONSKY, author of WORLD MADE OF GLASS

Location: Booth 3217

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Cielito Lindo: Mexican Folk/Violin & Guitar

Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Clyde Boyer: Girl Out of Time

Location: Booth 3029

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Fraco Aureliani/ Catherine Satrun/ Sarah Satrun: Fae and the Moon

Location: Booth 3726

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Frank Sennett: Shadow State

Location: Booth 2425

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

JOAN SCHOETTLER: The Honey Jar: An Armenian's Escape to Freedom

Location: Booth 3122

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Kevin McCloskey: CATERPILLARS: WHAT WILL I BE WHEN I GET TO BE ME?

Location: Booth 3020

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

Kiley Reid: Such a Fun Age

Location: Booth 5034

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM CT

London Ladd: My Red, White, and Blue

Location: Booth 2613

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CT

Signing - David Ferraro: THE ALCHEMY OF MOONLIGHT

Location: Booth 2913

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM CT

Yuval Zommer: Big Book of Nature Art

Location: Booth 2216

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CT

Frederick L. Jones and Tony Dawkins from Saturday AM

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CT

John Cho: Troublemaker

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CT

Kevin O'Brien: THE ENEMY AT HOME

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM CT

Laurie Halse Anderson/Ashes

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Adriana M. Garcia & Xelena González: Where Wonder Grows & Donde las maravillas crecen

Location: Booth 3322

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Beth Bacon: The Panda Cub Swap

Location: Booth 4429I

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Jenin Mohammed signs NAMING CEREMONY

Location: Booth 3020

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Jessica Willis Fisher, Unspeakable

Location: Booth 2220

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Molly Chanson: Yoga Wise: 365 Days of Yoga-Inspired Teachings to Transform Your Life

Location: Booth 2923

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Pepper Basham: Positively, Penelope

Location: Booth 3516

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

RMRT Field Trip: Newberry Library Collection Highlights

Location: Off Site, Newberry Library

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Robert Genetski: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers

Location: Booth 4442

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Shaun Hayes: The Gray Choice: Lessons on My Journey from Big-Time Banking to the Big House (and Back)

Location: Booth 1631

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Sherri Winston: LOTUS BLOOM AND THE AFRO REVOLUTION, SHARK TEETH

Location: Booth 3013

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Signing - Sy Montgomery: OF TIME AND TURTLES

Location: Booth 3511

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Signing with Author Aisha Saeed

Location: Booth 3630

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Wendy Walker: What Remains. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022

Location: Booth 3022

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Zack Kaplan: Break Out (Graphic Novel) - Saturday

Location: Booth 2717

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

GNCRT President's Program - Comics in Libraries: Past, Present, and Future

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB

Presenter: – GNCRT

Moderator:

Presenter: – Scholastic / Graphix

Presenter:

Books & Authors

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

President's Program (AASL) - Freedom to Read Ambassadors

Location: McCormick Place, W196a

Presenter: – Leander ISD

Presenter: – Red Clay Educators

Presenter: – Louisiana Association of School Librarians

Presenter:

Moderator: – American Association of School Librarians

Core Values

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Alex Teplish: Survivor : Aron's Story (Graphic Novel & Interactive Virtual Museum)

Location: Booth 1450

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Don Helin: Twins (Military Thriller)

Location: Booth 4243

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss

Location: Booth 4442

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Hybrid ALA Membership Meeting & Information Session

Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline

Updates/Briefings

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Steve Physioc: The Walls of Lucca

Location: Booth 4443

10:00 AM - 12:20 PM CT

Kaci Bolls & Nathan Meckel | Dare to Be Me

Location: Booth 4429

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM CT

Bibliotheca Presents

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark AB

Moderator: – Bibliotheca

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM CT

Book giveaway: Held by the Land by Leigh Joseph

Location: Booth 2620

10:10 AM - 10:40 AM CT

Fall 2023 New Titles Preview with Union Square & Co. and Union Square Kids

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CT

America's Harvest

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM CT

Anna Bliss: BONFIRE NIGHT

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

10:30 AM - 10:50 AM CT

Michael Cherkas | Red Harvest

Location: Booth 4429

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Brooke Hartman: Klyde the Kraken Wants a Friend

Location: Booth 3029

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Dr. Artika R. Tyner: Justice Makes a Difference

Location: Booth 3620

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Jennie Wood: Paper Planes

Location: Booth 1423

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Lesa Cline-Ransome: For Lamb

Location: Booth 3016

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM CT

Nathan Hill: Wellness

Location: Booth 2613

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Sheila Bair, Princess Persephone’s Dragon Ride Stand

Location: Booth 3817

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Sheila Bair: PRINCESS PERSEPHONE'S DRAGON RIDE STAND signing

Location: Booth 3817

10:30 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Tlotlo Tsamaase / WOMB CITY

Location: Booth 2518

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Bilingual books for young readers from the creator of Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series, Canticos.

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Booklist Graphic Novels Panel, Part I

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CT

A Conversation with New York Times Cooking

Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Coding with Bravery, Resilience, Community, and Equity

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CT

The Allure of Mid-century: Yes, the 60s and 70s are Historical

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

10:30 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Women Writing Humor with the Authors of Mindy Kaling’s imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

APALA President's Program 2023: Forging a New Path: Asian American Representation in Publishing, Librarianship, and Media

Location: McCormick Place, W183b

Presenter: – APALA

Presenter:

Presenter: – Third State Books

Presenter:

Presenter: – The Very Asian Foundation

Core Values

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Candace Fleming/ Mine

Location: Booth 2613

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Discussion Group (ACRL ESS)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 01

Transforming: Services

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Committee on Education

Location: McCormick Place, W177

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Committee on Professional Ethics (COPE) Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Philosophy

Core Values

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

CSKBART Membership Meeting

Location: Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

DK Dyson/ Window Fishing

Location: Booth 2613

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Genealogy & Local History Discussion Group

Location: McCormick Place, W196b

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Information Exchange (ACRL DSS)

Location: Palmer House, Wabash Room

Updates/Briefings

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

International Relations Committee Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Anthropology

Core Values

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

IRRT International Sustainable Library Development

Location: Hilton Chicago, Conference Room 4C

Updates/Briefings

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Work/Life Balance for Library Leaders Who Do It All

Location: McCormick Place, W187a

Presenter: – Fesemyer Consulting, LLC

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Less talk, more action: adventures in inclusive metadata

Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB

Moderator: – Atla

Presenter: – Atla

Presenter: – OCLC

Presenter: – Library of Congress

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

MAGIRT - GeoTech and GIS Discussion Group meeting

Location: Hilton Chicago, Joliet Room

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

NISO's Interoperability System of Controlled Digital Lending (IS-CDL) Working Group

Location: McCormick Place, W194a

Main contact: – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

Speaker:

Speaker: – The New School

Speaker:

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Project Management Interest Group

Location: McCormick Place, W183c

Core Values

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Public and Cultural Programs Advisory Committee (PCPAC) Annual Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Executive Board Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Biology

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

REFORMA President's Program: Advancing Digital Inclusion in Latinx Communities: A Panel Presentation

Location: McCormick Place, W195

Moderator: – REFORMA: The National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking

Presenter: – Los Angeles Public Library

Presenter: – Jefferson County Public Library

Presenter: – San José State University

Transforming: Systems & Technology

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Rudy Gutierrez/ Window Fishing

Location: Booth 2613

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Shirin Shamsi: Zahra's Blessing

Location: Booth 3725

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

STARS ILL Discussion Group

Location: McCormick Place, W176c

Speaker:

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Terah Shelton Harris: One Summer in Savannah

Location: Booth 2920

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Cultivating, Applying, and Assessing the DEIA Lens: Building on the diversity count

Location: McCormick Place, W176ab

Presenter: – Northwestern University

Presenter: – East Carolina University

Presenter: – ARL

Core Values

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Spectrum Education 25th Celebration: From Inception to Disruption

Location: McCormick Place, W190b

Presenter:

Moderator: – The Kansas City Public Library

Presenter:

Presenter: – Los Angeles Public Library

Presenter: – Dayton Metro Library

Presenter: – Tulane University

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Tiktok, Boom

Location: W471A

10:30 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Guy Brown: How Cats Say I Love You and Look Up To See

Location: Booth 2053

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM CT

What’s the Buzz at Hachette Book Group?

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM CT

Retro Active Television

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Angela Joy and Janelle Washington/CHOOSING BRAVE

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Johnny Teague | The Lost Diary of Anne Frank

Location: Booth 4429

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM CT

Michael Cherkas | Red Harvest

Location: Booth 4429

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Annie Cathryn: The Friendship Breakup

Location: Booth 2425

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Father and His Son Author Book Signing

Location: Booth 4235

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Halle Hill: Good Women

Location: Booth 3029

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

JANESSA PARKER: I Am the Sun

Location: Booth 3122

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Jonas Friddle: Old-Time Banjo/Banjo

Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Ralph Shayne: Hour of Need

Location: Booth 3726

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Signing with Author Kiyash Monsef

Location: Booth 3530

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM CT

Victoria Gilbert: A Cryptic Clue

Location: Booth 2613

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT

David Hu: The P Word

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT

Jas Hammonds/WE DESERVE MONUMENTS

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT

Larry Hilton, author of Streets of Tears

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT

Samira Ahmed: Hollow Fires

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM CT

Sina Grace: Superman: The Harvests of Youth

Location: Booth 3520

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

#RealRep: The Power of Authentic Pacific Islander Representation

Location: McCormick Place, W183a

Moderator: – Canyons School District

Presenter: – Lehua Parker

Books & Authors

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

A Bridge to Parent Engagement in School Partnerships

Location: McCormick Place, W175c

Presenter: – SImi Valley Public Library

Presenter: – Simi Valley Public Library

Presenter: – City of Simi Valley

Transforming: Community Relationships

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Annie Wu: Two Graves

Location: Booth 2229

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Approaches to Collaborative Programming From Local to Statewide

Location: McCormick Place, W184a

Moderator: – Fairview Heights Public Library

Presenter: – Maryland State Library Agency

Presenter: – Library of Congress

Presenter: – Arlington Heights Memorial Library

Presenter: – Winnetka-Northfield Public Library District

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

At a Crossroads: The Intersection of Access, Accessibility, and Emerging Tech

Location: McCormick Place, W184bc

Moderator: – Penn State Hazleton

Presenter: – Penn State Hazleton

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Author Ariana Stein: Vámonos a Oaxaca

Location: Booth 3212

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Author Patty Rodriguez: The Life of / La vida de Dolores

Location: Booth 3212

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Baptiste Paul & Jacqueline Alcántara: Climb On! & The Field

Location: Booth 3629

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Biophilic Design: Impacting the Emotional Wellbeing of Library Goers

Location: McCormick Place, W178a

Moderator: – MSR Design

Presenter: – MSR Design

Presenter: – Tappe Architects

Presenter: – Terrapin Bright Green

Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Charles Waters and Traci Sorell: Mascot

Location: Booth 3214

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Colonies in SF/F: Exploring Brave New Worlds and Oppressive Conquerors

Location: Hilton Chicago, International South

Moderator: – PBS Education

Presenter:

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Communication Strategies for Engaging Non-Native English Speaking Library Patrons Beyond Google Translate

Location: McCormick Place, W175ab

Moderator: – New York Public Library

Presenter: – New York Public Library

Presenter: – The New York Public Library

Presenter: – New York Public Library

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Culture in My Neighborhood: Bringing the Arts To Every Community and Every Library

Location: McCormick Place, W186

Moderator: – Chicago Public Library

Presenter: – Chicago Public Library

Transforming: Community Relationships

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Donna Barba Higuera signs THE YELLOW HANDKERCHIEF

Location: Booth 3020

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Dr. La Verne Ford Wimberly: My Sunday Best

Location: Booth 3514

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Equity and Diversity in the Metaverse: Building a sustainable metaverse for libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W187c

Moderator: – XRLibraries

Presenter: – XRLibraries

Transforming: Systems & Technology

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

News You Can Use—Exploring Primary Sources Using Library of Congress Digital Collections

Location: McCormick Place, W180

Presenter: – Academy of the Sacred Heart

Presenter: – Texas A&M University-Commerce

Presenter: – Bowling Green State University

Transforming: Community Relationships

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Finding a New Normal: Library Policies and Practices

Location: McCormick Place, W179b

Moderator: – Indiana State Library

Moderator: – University of North Texas

Presenter: – University of North Texas

Presenter: – University of Windsor

Presenter: – University of Western Ontario

Presenter: – University of West Georgia

Presenter: – West Visayas State University

Presenter: – University of South Australia

Presenter: – National University of Singapore

Presenter: – NUS

Presenter: – National University of Singapore

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

News You Can Use—IMLS Update: Expanding Scope and Emerging Priorities

Location: McCormick Place, W179a

Presenter: – Institute of Museum and Library Services

Updates/Briefings

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Get Ready, Stay Ready: Supporting Proactive Community Advocacy for Library Professionals

Location: McCormick Place, W185a

Moderator: – School of Library and Information Science, University of Iowa

Presenter: – ArentFox Schiff

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Presenter: – UNC Greensboro

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Interviewing Etiquette in the Post-COVID Era

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Jen Ferguson: THE SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET signing

Location: Booth 3611

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Jeremy Whitley: School For Extraterrestrial Girls

Location: Booth 1423

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Johnny Teague: The Lost Diary of Anne Frank

Location: Booth 4429I

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Libraries as “Spokes” in an Entrepreneurial “Hub”: Lessons From the SBA Community Navigator Grant

Location: McCormick Place, W181b

Moderator: – ALA

Presenter: – Wyoming Library to Business

Presenter: – Central Arkansas Library System

Presenter: – U.S. Small Business Administration

Presenter: – University of Wyoming, University Libraries

Presenter: – Allen County Public Library

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Lynn Austin: Long Way Home

Location: Booth 3316

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM CT

Main Stage Speaker: Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel

Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline

Speaker:

Books & Authors

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Making a Difference with School Libraries in Kenya- and Opportunities for You to Volunteer

Location: McCormick Place, W185d

Moderator: – ALA

Presenter: – Knowledge Empowering Youth Trust

Presenter: – Knowledge Empowering Youth (KEY)

Presenter: – Knowledge Empowering Youth

Speaker: – Knowledge Empowering Youth Trust

Presenter: – Knowledge Empowering Youth Trust

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Making Diversity, Equity & Inclusion a Core Part of Technical Services

Location: McCormick Place, W184d

Moderator: – Miami University

Presenter: – Miami University

Presenter:

Presenter: – Galter Health Sciences Library, Northwestern University

Presenter: – New York Public Library

Presenter: – Eastchester Library

Transforming: Library Workforce

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Ray Xu: Alterations

Location: Booth 3317

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Reconsideration Committee: Strengthening our Response to Customer Challenges

Location: McCormick Place, W185bc

Moderator: – ALA, PLA

Presenter: – ALA, PLA

Presenter: – ALA

Core Values

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Rita Woods: THE LAST DREAMWALKER

Location: Booth 2911

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Signing - Jean Kwok: THE LEFTOVER WOMAN

Location: Booth 3511

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Small and Rural Libraries: The Heart of Innovation

Location: Hilton Chicago, Lake Michigan

Moderator: – Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Presenter: – Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Presenter: – Conneaut Public Library & The Association for Rural & Small Libraries

Presenter: – Cherokee Public Library

Presenter: – M&ABJ Bristow Public Library

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Strategies for Teaching and Promoting Data Literacy Skills among Students and Librarians (BRASS)

Location: McCormick Place, W181a

Presenter: – Brigham Young University

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Substance Misuse: Programming to Support Healthy Communities

Location: McCormick Place, W181c

Presenter: – OCLC

Presenter: – Pottsboro Library

Transforming: Services

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Wrangling Institutional Advisory Efforts: How One Public Library System Created a Platform for All Format, All Ages Advisory Services

Location: McCormick Place, W178b

Presenter: – Denver Public Library

Transforming: Customer & User Expectations

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Ashley Belote: Listen Up Louella

Location: Booth 4443

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Dave Mason - EO-N (Thriller)

Location: Booth 4442

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT

Davinder Kaur: Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It

Location: Booth 4443

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM CT

R E Russell: Stories of Justus and Mercy Part 1

Location: Booth 4443

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Kevin O'Brien: The Enemy at Home

Location: Booth 2216

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM CT

Evidence for God

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM CT

A.L. Grazidea/ICEBREAKER

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM CT

ALA Connect Huddle: Challenges in your library – Share your ideas and experiences

Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Irene Latham: THIS POEM IS A NEST

Location: Booth 3020

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Kyle Lukoff: Different Kinds of Fruit

Location: Booth 2613

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Signing with Author Joelle Wellington

Location: Booth 3530

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM CT

Signing with Author Katie Van Heidrich

Location: Booth 3630

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CT

Buzz About Books with Bloomsbury Children’s Books, Disney, and HarperCollins Children’s Books

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CT

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of The Tale of Despereaux with Kate DiCamillo - A LIVE recording of THE YARN with Travis Jonker

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CT

Celebrating the Genre and the Literary: A Look at Erewhon Books of Fall 2023

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CT

Capturing the Surreal with Image Comics

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CT

Intentionally Diversifying: Strategies for Building Collections that Matter

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CT

Text Analysis in the Library: Prepare your students for the data-driven future

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

11:30 AM - 12:20 PM CT

The Plant Love Kitchen with Marisa Moore

Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT

Alli Frank & Asha Youmans: The Better Half

Location: Booth 3313

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT

Chad Corrie: Shadow Regent (Graphic Novel) and Sons of Ashgard (Graphic Novel) - Saturday

Location: Booth 2717

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT

Joan Schoettler: Good Fortune in a Wrapping Cloth

Location: Booth 3322

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT

Rochelle Alers / TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME

Location: Booth 2518

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT

There Are (No) Stupid Questions in Science: Leah Elson. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022

Location: Booth 3022

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM CT

Polish American Librarians Association Presidents Program and membership meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field AB

Moderator: – Polish American Librarians Association

Presenter: – Polish American Librarians Association

Presenter: – Polish Genealogical Society of America

Transforming: Services

11:30 AM - 2:00 PM CT

Spectrum Leadership Institute Closing Ceremony and Lunch

Location: Palmer House, Honore Ballroom

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CT

NEW - Transactional Data Capture: Use Cases

Location: McCormick Place, W476

Main contact: – ALA

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM CT

Cancelled: The Immortality Wars

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

12:00 PM - 12:15 PM CT

Shreya Gupta

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CT

ALA Connect Huddle: Teen Programming – how has it changed at your library?

Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CT

Doug Greco | To Find a Killer

Location: Booth 4429

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CT

Edy Nathan author of It's Grief: The Dance of Self-Discovery Through Trauma and Loss

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

12:00 PM - 12:20 PM CT

Laura Briggs | Remote Work for Military Spouses

Location: Booth 4429

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM CT

Kiel Phegley: Strikers

Location: Booth 3620

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CT

Angeline Boulley/WARRIOR GIRL UNEARTHED

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

12:00 PM - 12:50 PM CT

Author Montana Wakefield: Chasing Time (Adrielle Maddox)

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Art Baltazar:Yahgz The Craynobi Tales Volume 1

Location: Booth 1423

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Daniel Kraus/1-2-3-4, I Declare a Thumb War (Graveyard Girls: Book #1)

Location: Booth 3317

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Doug Greco: To Find A Killer - The Homophobic Murders of Norma and Maria Hurtado and the LGBT Rights Movement

Location: Booth 4429I

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Jadzia Axelrod/ The DK Book of Pride

Location: Booth 2613

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Joel A. Sutherland: House of Ash and Bone

Location: Booth 2715

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Kitt Thomas: My Fade is Fresh

Location: Booth 2613

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Liza Ferneyhough: Nana, Nenek & Nina

Location: Booth 2613

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Robert Genetsk: Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers

Location: Booth 4442

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CT

Steven Graham Jones: My Heart is a Chainsaw, The Babysitter Lives, Don't Fear the Reaper, Earthdivers

Location: Booth 2615

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT

ALA Affiliates Luncheon

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, DuSable ABC

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Cancelled: Julianne Stanz: Braving the Thin Places

Location: Booth 1851

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

ALA Strategic Leadership Workshop

Location: McCormick Place, W190a

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Brian Brewer: The Face of God

Location: Booth 4443

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Jerry Craft: SCHOOL TRIP signing

Location: Booth 3611

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Richard V. Battle: The Unopened Present

Location: Booth 4443

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Van Jensen/ARCA, Pinocchio Vampire Slayer, Two Dead, Walk Together

Location: Booth 2615

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Board of Directors Meeting (PLA)

Location: Palmer House, Crystal Room

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Book giveaway: Advance reader copy of Brilliant Bites by Maegan Brown

Location: Booth 2620

12:25 PM - 12:55 PM CT

Penguin Young Readers Fall 2023 Book Buzz

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

12:30 PM - 12:45 PM CT

Military Thrillers

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

12:30 PM - 12:50 PM CT

Steve Physioc: Walls of Lucca, Above the Walls, Walks in the Wind, Catching the Wind

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CT

Beautiful & Fun D.E.I. Kids Books from Independent Publishers featuring Ryan Estrada and Laura James

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CT

Book and Bottle Pairings: How to Organize an Informal Wine Tasting for Your Book Clubs

Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CT

Library Success Stories – Empowering Outreach Through Technology

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CT

New Voices in Young Adult

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CT

Representing Deafness in Literature and Creating Deaf-Friendly Spaces

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

12:30 PM - 1:20 PM CT

Choose Your Apocalypse: Dystopian Graphic Novels for Every Age

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Jeffrey Richards / WE ARE ONLY GHOSTS

Location: Booth 2518

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Kyle Higgins, Cherish Chen, & Melissa Flores: The Massive-Verse

Location: Booth 2229

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Marisa Moore: Plant Love Kitchen

Location: Booth 3420

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Signing - Ally Carter: THE BLONDE IDENTITY

Location: Booth 3511

12:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

CALA Midwest Chapter Annual Program: Embracing Growth: Adapting to Changes in Librarianship

Location: McCormick Place, W470

Moderator: – Miami University, Oxford OH

Presenter: – Miami University, Oxford OH

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM CT

Walls of Lucca - World War I and II Survival

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM CT

ALA Connect Huddle: Let's talk comics metadata and cataloging, graphic novel labeling and shelving!

Location: McCormick Place, ALA Connect Lounge, Hall F2 Lobby

1:00 PM - 1:20 PM CT

Beth Trembley | Look Again

Location: Booth 4429

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Heather Riordan: Eclectic World Music/Accordion

Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT

Traci Sorell: Contenders

Location: Booth 2613

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM CT

Becca Kinzer: Dear Henry, Love Edith

Location: Booth 3316

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Ben Clanton: A Super Scary Narwhalloween

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Eoin Colfer/ JUNIPER'S CHRISTMAS

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Joseph Coelho: Courage Out Loud, One Little Word, and Poetry Prompts

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

KATHRYN OTOSHI: Lunch Every Day

Location: Booth 3122

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Kelly Yang/Finally Seen

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Lamar Giles: Static: Up All Night

Location: Booth 3520

1:00 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Meredith Rusu: There’s a Yeti in My Tummy

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

40+ Sure-fire Ways to Spark a Love of Reading

Location: McCormick Place, W178a

Moderator: – Indiana Friends of the Library

Presenter: – Indiana Friends of the Library

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

ALA Membership Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field C

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

All-Committees Meeting (ACRL STS)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 02

Transforming: Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

An Introduction to Organizing and Collective Bargaining in Libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W183a

Presenter: – University of Michigan

Presenter: – Skokie Public Library

Presenter: – Northwestern University Library

Presenter: – Ryerson and Burnham Libraries, Art Institute of Chicago

Presenter: – The Newberry Library

Presenter: – Niles-Maine District Library

Transforming: Library Workforce

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Data-Driven Planning and Advocacy for Public Libraries

Location: Palmer House, Salon 03

Presenter: – Public Library Association | ALA

Presenter: – Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Presenter: – Tualatin Public Library

Presenter: – Public Library Association | ALA

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Bethany Turner: Brynn and Sebastian Hate Each Other

Location: Booth 3516

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

News You Can Use—Books Under Fire: Law and the Right to Read, 2023

Location: McCormick Place, W180

Presenter: – Office for Intellectual Freedom

Presenter: – Freedom to Read Foundation

Updates/Briefings

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Cancelled: Keith Carreiro: The Immortality Wars

Location: Booth 4442

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Carmen Turner-Schott: Moon Signs, Houses & Healing: Gain Emotional Strength & Resilience through Astrology

Location: Booth 2923

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Building Blocks For Your Professional Reputation

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

Presenter: – Manhattan College

Presenter: – Hostos Community College

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Chapter Relations Committee I

Location: McCormick Place, W177

Transforming: Community Relationships

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park D

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Connecting Library Experiences: Collaboration across library types to better support our patrons

Location: McCormick Place, W175c

Moderator: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Presenter: – Utah State University

Presenter: – University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Presenter: – Utah State University

Transforming: Community Relationships

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Conquering Cataloging: New Perspectives with a New Tool

Location: McCormick Place, W187b

Moderator: – Baker & Taylor

Presenter: – Cuyahoga County Public Library

Presenter: – Ocean State Libraries

Presenter:

Presenter: – Hastings Public Library

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Copyright Game Show

Location: McCormick Place, W183b

Presenter: – Harvard

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Cynthia Weill: Mi familia calaca / My Skeleton Family

Location: Booth 3322

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Diversi-TEAM: Building Effective Teams with Diversity in Mind

Location: McCormick Place, W186

Presenter: – Harnett County Public Library

Presenter: – University of North Carolina - Wilmington

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Executive Perspectives: A Conversation on the Future of the Library Technology Industry

Location: McCormick Place, W185bc

Moderator: – Library Technology Guides

Presenter: – Library Technology Guides

Presenter: – Index Data

Presenter: – Equinox Open Library Initiative

Presenter:

Presenter: – OCLC

Transforming: Systems & Technology

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

First Author, First Book

Location: McCormick Place, W185d

Moderator: – Library Journal

Presenter: – Library Journal

Books & Authors

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Fundraising & Sponsorships Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 1

Core Values

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

GameRT Board Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Huron

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Jazzing up Youth Creativity: Free Arts Programs for Libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W187a

Moderator: – Jazz at Lincoln Center

Presenter: – Jazz at Lincoln Center

Presenter: – Cng Learning

Presenter: – Mizzen by Mott

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Hear Me Out: Podcasting as Community Connection

Location: McCormick Place, W187c

Moderator: – Gwinnett County Public Library

Presenter: – Gwinnett County Public Library

Transforming: Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Just the "T:" Duty, Authority, Responsibility & Liability- Library Trustees as Public Officials

Location: McCormick Place, W178b

Moderator: – Library of Michigan

Presenter: – Library of Michigan

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Kennedy Ryan: The Kingmaker

Location: Booth 2920

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Bring the Virtual Latinx Kidlit Book Festival to Your Community!

Location: McCormick Place, W175ab

Moderator: – Latinx KidLit Book Festival

Presenter: – Latinx KidLit Book Festival

Transforming: Community Relationships

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Leading for Justice: Surveying the Intersection of Social Justice and User Services

Location: McCormick Place, W196b

Presenter: – UC Irvine

Presenter: – School of Info UT-Austin

Presenter: – City University of New York - Queens College

Presenter: – University of Texas at Austin

Presenter: – Oak Park Public Library

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Library Interiors, Furnishings, and Equipment Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 3

Core Values

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

News You Can Use—Plug into DigitalLearn: New Programs and Opportunities for your Library

Location: McCormick Place, W179a

Presenter: – Southern Tier Library System

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Programming for Accessibility: Workshops, Graphic Design and 508 Compliance

Location: McCormick Place, W181a

Moderator: – Mother Goose on the Loose

Presenter: – City of Baltimore & Freelance Graphic Design

Presenter: – Yein-Accessibility

Transforming: Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Reading Nation Waterfall Year Two: The Role of Libraries in Supporting Early Children's Literacy in Tribal Communities

Location: McCormick Place, W181b

Moderator: – San Jose State University- School of Information

Presenter: – San Jose State University- School of Information

Presenter: – SJSU

Presenter: – Hoke County Library and Registered Member of the Lumbee Tribe

Presenter: – Chief Dull Knife College

Presenter: – Qualla Boundary Tribal Library

Presenter: – UNC Pembroke

Presenter: – Wested Evaluation Services

Presenter: – SJSU

Presenter:

Presenter: – SJSU

Presenter:

Presenter: – SJSU/LA County Library

Presenter: – San Jose State University

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Retired Members Roundtable Membership Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W475a

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Rowan Beaird: THE DIVORCEES

Location: Booth 2911

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Sam Horn: Talking On Eggshells

Location: Booth 3029

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Security in Today's Libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W194a

Presenter: – Mid-Continent Public Library

Transforming: Library Workforce

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Supervisors Section Meeting (AASL_SPVS)

Location: McCormick Place, W475b

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

The Contextual Nature of Research as a Threshold Concept for Information Literacy

Location: McCormick Place, W181c

Moderator: – University at Albany, SUNY

Presenter: – University at Albany, SUNY

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Transforming Readers Advisory: Read Beyond

Location: McCormick Place, W179b

Moderator: – Rainbow Round Table

Presenter: – Oak Park Public Library

Presenter: – LibraryLinkNJ

Presenter: – Tufts University

Presenter: – Prince George's County Memorial Library System

Transforming: Services

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Universal Design for Learning: Planning for All Learners

Location: McCormick Place, W176c

Moderator: – Florida Southern College

Moderator: – LOEX

Moderator: – University of Rhode Island

Presenter: – Brooklyn Public Library

Presenter: – Chicago Public Schools

Presenter: – Oklahoma State University

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Using Virtual Reality to Explore the World Around Us

Location: McCormick Place, W185a

Presenter: – Louisiana Association of School Librarians

Presenter: – Deerfield District 109 / Alan B. Shepard Middle School

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Wish there was an App for that library service; come learn to build one!

Location: McCormick Place, W184a

Moderator: – Tulsa City-County Library

Presenter: – Tulsa City-County Library

Transforming: Systems & Technology

1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CT

Going to the Root: Libraries, Adult Literacy, and the Interruption of Generational Poverty

Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline

Moderator: – John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Speaker:

Speaker: – ALA Center for the Future of Libraries

Speaker: – American Library Association

Speaker: – National Coalition for Literacy

Speaker: – Mayor’s Office for Adult Literacy in Houston

Core Values

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Doug Salati/ Hot Dog

Location: Booth 2613

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Julia Fabris McBride: When Everyone Leads: How The Toughest Challenges Get Seen And Solved

Location: Booth 2732

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

2024 Caldecott Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

2024 Newbery Committee Meeting

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Erie

Books & Authors

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry

Location: Booth 4443

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Cancelled: Rick Robinson - A Fish Ate My Homework: A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing

Location: Booth 4443

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Community Engagement Around 3 PBS Programs: Iconic America: Our Symbols and Stories with David Rubenstein | The U.S. and the Holocaust | The American Buffalo

Location: W471A

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Heather Dugan: Beyond the Book Club: Building real community in a digital world

Location: Booth 4443

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Joe Coleman: (former lead singer of The Platters) - My Time to Shine

Location: Booth 4443

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Karl Stewart - Getting the Green Light: Finding Inspiration

Location: Booth 4443

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Len McBride: America's Harvest

Location: Booth 4442

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

REFORMA Board of Directors (BOD) Meeting

Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford A

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Preserving the Past, Providing Access and Anticipating Future Needs

Location: McCormick Place, W183c

Moderator: – NMRT

Presenter: – Northwestern University

Presenter: – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Presenter: – Rice University, Fondren Library

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Digitize Once, Preserve Forever Photo Booth

Location: Grand Concourse

1:05 PM - 1:35 PM CT

Kensington Historical Fiction Book Buzz

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM CT

EO-N - A story of love and loss

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

1:30 PM - 1:50 PM CT

Mariama Lockington/IN THE KEY OF US

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Alice Faye Duncan: CORETTA'S JOURNEY

Location: Booth 3020

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Meet the Rainbow Fish!

Location: Booth 3629

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM CT

Susie Jaramillo: Kiki Can! Go to School

Location: Booth 3011

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT

Andy Sima: CLIMATE signing

Location: Booth 3817

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT

Gillian King-Cargile and Andy Sima, Vaccines Change the World and Climate

Location: Booth 3817

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT

Gillian King-Cargile: VACCINES CHANGE THE WORLD signing

Location: Booth 3817

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM CT

Youth Council Caucus

Location: McCormick Place, W196c

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT

America's Racial Reckoning Through the Lens of Speculative Fiction

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT

Booklist Graphic Novel Panel, Part II

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT

Celebrando Nuestra Latinidad: A Conversation with Award-Winning Latine Creators

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT

Robots, Literacies, and Libraries: Center for the Future of Libraries Tech Talk

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

1:30 PM - 2:20 PM CT

Women Sleuths in Historical and Contemporary Mysteries

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Amy Chu: Carmilla: The First Vampire (Graphic Novel)

Location: Booth 2717

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Jennifer Mack-Watkins: You Gotta Meet Mr. Perfect

Location: Booth 2613

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Leah Johnson, Ellie Engle Saves Herself

Location: Booth 2220

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Nikkolas Smith: Born on the Water

Location: Booth 2613

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Signing with Author Jarrett Lerner

Location: Booth 3630

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Whitney Moran: I Want to Build a Seahouse

Location: Booth 3931

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Get Graphic with Penguin Random House Library Marketing

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CT

David Gaines | Radical Business

Location: Booth 4429

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CT

Jennie Wood: Paper Planes

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM CT

Sarah Anne Carter | Orphan Wish Island

Location: Booth 4429

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

G.R. BODEN: The Predator's Stone (Stormbringer #1)

Location: Booth 3122

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Hannah Batsel: The Knight of Little Import

Location: Booth 3620

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Harmony Becker/HIMAWARI HOUSE

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Kathryn Otoshi: LUNCH EVERY DAY

Location: Booth 3029

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Mehran Jalili: Spanish Flamenco/Guitar

Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Rajani LaRocca: The Secret of the Dragon Gems & A Vaccine is Like a Memory

Location: Booth 3726

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM CT

Ray Anthony Shepard: A LONG TIME COMING

Location: Booth 3020

2:00 PM - 2:40 PM CT

Natale MacLean: Wine Witch On Fire

Location: Booth 3226

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT

Cindy Morgan: The Year of Jubilee

Location: Booth 3316

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT

Signing - Alex Brown: DAMNED IF YOU DO

Location: Booth 2913

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT

Taryn Souders- The Mystery of Radcliffe Riddle – In booth signing at – VIRCO INC - Booth #2234

Location: Booth 2234

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CT

Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile: Victory. Stand! Raising My Fist for Justice

Location: Booth 3416

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Art Baltazar: YAHGZ The Craynobi Tales Signing

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Cancelled: Ashley Belote - Author/Illustrator The Me Tree, A Partridge in the We Tree, Listen Up Louella

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Cancelled: Guy Brown: How Cats Say I Love You

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Gary Jansen: Remember Us With Smiles

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Yehudi Mercado: Shazam!: Thundercrack

Location: Booth 3520

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Annalee Newitz: THE TERRAFORMERS

Location: Booth 2911

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Ask the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden

Location: Booth 2211

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Gina L. Maxwell: The Dark King

Location: Booth 2914

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Jasmine Warga: A ROVER'S STORY

Location: Booth 3611

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Jeneva Rose: You Shouldn't Have Come Here. In-booth book signing at Blackstone booth #3022

Location: Booth 3022

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Kelsey James / THE WOMAN IN THE CASTELLO

Location: Booth 2518

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Kraig Kann: Can You Get Our Attention?

Location: Booth 4443

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Michael Hyacinthe, Kevin & Stephanie Kammeraad: Wimee Creates with Vehicles and Colors

Location: Booth 3516

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Raissa Figueroa & Nina Mata: We Are One

Location: Booth 3313

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Sarah Anne Carter: Orphan Wish Island

Location: Booth 4429I

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Sergio Ruzzier signs NO! SAID CUSTARD THE SQUIRREL and THE REAL STORY

Location: Booth 3020

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Signing - Wanda Morris: ANYWHERE YOU RUN

Location: Booth 3511

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Signing with Author Alexandra Diaz

Location: Booth 3530

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Tillie Walden: Clementine Book Two

Location: Booth 2229

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Board of Directors Meeting (ACRL) (Part 2 of 2)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 12

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Amy Rothenberg: You Finished Treatment, Now What? A Field guide for Cancer Survivors

Location: Booth 2054

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Author Montana Wakefield: “Chasing Time (Adrielle Maddox YA series )

Location: Booth 2055

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Daniel Boyd: WrestleDreamia: A Boy's Strange Journey Into The Squared Circle

Location: Booth 4443

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

GNCRT's 2023 Magical Comics Tea

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park AB

Presenter:

Presenter: – Fantagraphics Books

Books & Authors

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Hannah Templer/Cosmoknights, Cosmoknights 2, Flung out of Space

Location: Booth 2615

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Larry Hilton: Streets of Tears

Location: Booth 4442

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Book giveaway: Anti-Racist Art Activities for Kids by The Anti-Racist Art Teachers

Location: Booth 2620

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM CT

It's Grief

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

2:15 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Rachel DiNunzio: Forsynthia

Location: Booth 2216

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Davinder Kaur, the award-winning author of Forced to Marry Him: A Lifetime of Tradition and the Will to Break It

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM CT

Cancelled: Keith Carreiro, Author of The Immortality Wars

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CT

Meet the Rainbow Fish!

Location: Booth 3629

2:30 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Ari Tison: Saints of the Household

Location: Booth 3011

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Cancelled: Barkcuterie: The Talking Corgis Authored a Book!

Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Cancelled: Superstar Restaurateur and Iron Chef Champion Chef Justin Sutherland - Author of Northern Soul

Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Edible Science with Liz Lee Heinecke

Location: Exhibit Hall – What’s Cooking Stage (End of 4700 Aisle)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Korean Comics: A Rising Star in the World of Graphic Novels - Presented by Yen Press/Ize Press

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Mysteries, Thrillers and True Crime- Oh My! Exciting Crime Reads from Independent Publishers featuring Cynthia Pelayo and Zhanna Slor

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

New and Notable Books from Award Winning Authors

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Perception vs. Reality - How Occupancy Data Can Improve Student Experiences in Libraries

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

2:30 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Uncovering Unsung Sheroes: A Discussion of Women in Hip-Hop

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Access Services Interest Group

Location: Palmer House, Salon 04-06

Transforming: Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Food is Medicine in Medicine Spring Library : Food Sovereignty Needs In A Tribal Library - AILA President's Program

Location: McCormick Place, W180

Presenter: – American Indian Library Association

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Beta Phi Mu Annual Meeting and Initiation

Location: McCormick Place, W192

Moderator: – Beta Phi Mu

Presenter: – Beta Phi Mu

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Bridging Deaf Cultures Interest Group Discussion Session

Location: Marriott Marquis, Astronomy

Presenter: – Dallas Public Library

Updates/Briefings

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Stress Management for Real Life

Location: McCormick Place, Show Floor - ALA Placement Center

Presenter: – Network of the Library of Medicine Region Six Office - University of Iowa

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Censorship and Diversity: How Do Librarians Continue to Protect the Rights of Marginalized Communities Amid Targeted Book Challenges?

Location: McCormick Place, W181a

Moderator: – EMIERT Chair

Presenter: – Jefferson Academy - District of Columbia Public Schools

Presenter: – School Librarians United Podcast

Presenter: – Adjunct Professor, University of the District of Columbia

Presenter: – Illinois State University

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Collecting Stories from Underrepresented Communities: How to Co-Create a Community Archive at Your Public Library

Location: McCormick Place, W184a

Moderator: – University of Washington, Information School

Presenter: – Tacoma Public Library

Presenter: – University of Washington Information School

Transforming: Community Relationships

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Communications and Publications Committee Meeting (ACRL ESS)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 01

Transforming: Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Core Top Ten Technology Trends: Libraries Take On ChatGPT

Location: Hilton Chicago, Continental B

Presenter: – Core

Presenter: – Gwinnett County Public Library

Presenter: – George Mason University Libraries

Presenter: – Arizona State University

Presenter: – The Webb School

Transforming: Systems & Technology

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

CSK Book Awards Jury Meeting - Jason Driver, Chair

Location: Hilton Chicago, Conference Room 4A

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Dave Scheidt/ Mayor Good Boy Goes Hollywood

Location: Booth 2613

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Discovery by Design: developing intentional online user experiences designed to amplify library customer discovery in alignment with organizational strategy.

Location: McCormick Place, W184bc

Moderator: – Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD)

Presenter: – Montgomery County Public Libraries (MD)

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Strengthening the Pipeline: Shaping and Sustaining the Library Story (AASL_ESLS)

Location: McCormick Place, W194b

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Get To Know IFLA: Your Questions Answered

Location: McCormick Place, W194a

Updates/Briefings

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Growing Equitable Library Services (GELS)

Location: McCormick Place, W187c

Moderator: – Connecticut State Library

Presenter: – Connecticut State Library

Presenter: – CT State Library

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Hybrid Work Culture Post-Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities from Geographically Diverse Libraries

Location: McCormick Place, W187a

Moderator: – University of Virginia

Presenter: – University of Virginia

Presenter: – University of Miami

Presenter: – NC State University

Transforming: Library Workforce

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) Privacy Subcommittee Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W177

Core Values

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Isn't it Romantic?

Location: McCormick Place, W185d

Presenter: – United for Libraries

Moderator: – Dominican University

Books & Authors

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Jumata Emill/ The Black Queen

Location: Booth 2613

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Learners of 2030: Preparing for Literacies and Skills of the Future

Location: McCormick Place, W184d

Moderator: – Park University

Presenter: – Rowan University Libraries

Presenter: – Fondren Library, Rice University

Presenter: – University of Rochester

Presenter: – Simmons University

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Learnings from Cities: How the Library Catalyzes a City's Equity-Driven Community Economic Development Agenda

Location: McCormick Place, W185bc

Moderator: – Margaret Sullivan Studio

Presenter: – Chicago Public Library

Presenter:

Presenter: – Enoch Pratt Free Library

Presenter: – Gensler

Presenter: – Delaware Division of Libraries

Presenter: – Hartford Public Library

Presenter: – Wilmington Free Library

Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Libraries, Literature, & the Counseling Connection

Location: McCormick Place, W175c

Moderator: – Rumsey Hall School

Presenter: – Rumsey Hall School

Transforming: Physical & Virtual Space

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Library of Things: Increasing Engagement & Digital Literacy to Empower Your Community

Location: McCormick Place, W186

Moderator: – Premier Wireless

Presenter: – Premier Wireless Business Technology Solutions

Transforming: Community Relationships

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Magdalena Mora & Claudia Guadalupe Martínez: Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando

Location: Booth 3322

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Meet Booklist Reader

Location: McCormick Place, W196b

Transforming: Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Meet me on the web: Reach information seekers where they search

Location: McCormick Place, W179b

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Member Engagement Coordination Committee Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Calculus

Core Values

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Memory Cafes and Library Dementia Services

Location: McCormick Place, W175ab

Presenter: – Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Libraries

Presenter: – Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL

Presenter: – Bridges Library System

Transforming: Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Metadata Rights of Libraries: A Panel Discussion

Location: McCormick Place, W185a

Moderator: – Johnson County Library

Presenter: – Harvard

Presenter: – Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC)

Presenter: – University of Missouri Libraries

Presenter: – School of Information Studies, Dominican University

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Metadata Standards Committee Meeting

Location: Marriott Marquis, Philosophy

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

NARDAC RDA Update Forum

Location: McCormick Place, W196c

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Narrowing the Divide: Using Intersectionality to Re-Examine Pandemic Learning Loss & Online Library Usage

Location: McCormick Place, W178a

Moderator: – Project Literade

Presenter: – Project Literade

Transforming: Customer & User Expectations

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

News You Can Use—Lessons and Tools on Well-being for Your Library, from The New York Times

Location: McCormick Place, W179a

Moderator:

Presenter:

Transforming: Community Relationships

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Pedro Martín: Mexikid

Location: Booth 2613

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Readers' Advisory Trends and Topics

Location: McCormick Place, W181c

Moderator: – Library of Virginia

Presenter: – Library of Virginia

Transforming: Collections, Discovery and Access

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Retiree Member Roundtable Book Discussion

Location: McCormick Place, W475a

Books & Authors

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

RUSA Accessibility Assembly

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park D

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

SOS: Stock Our Shelves (with challenged and banned books)!

Location: McCormick Place, W187b

Moderator: – Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Presenter: – Las Vegas-Clark County Library District

Transforming: Community Relationships

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

STARS Access Services Discussion Group Forum

Location: McCormick Place, W183b

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

The Black Librarian in America Book

Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford C

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

The Freedom of Information Act: Requests to Redactions

Location: McCormick Place, W178b

Moderator: – University of Alabama at Birmingham

Presenter: – North Chicago Public Library

Presenter: – National Archives and Records Administration

Transforming: Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

United for Libraries: Ask an Expert about Trustees, Friends, Foundations

Location: McCormick Place, W193

Transforming: Library Leadership Expectations – Staff and Boards

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Using Twitch at Your Public Library

Location: McCormick Place, W181b

Moderator: – Deerfield Public Library

Presenter: – Deerfield Public Library

Transforming: Services

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

US-Iran Relations in the Biden Era

Location: McCormick Place, W195

Moderator: – University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign

Presenter:

Core Values

2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT

You're a Grown-Up--So Why Are You Reading a YA Book?

Location: McCormick Place, W176ab

Moderator: – Norwalk (CT) Public LIbrary

Presenter: – Norwalk (CT) Public LIbrary

Books & Authors

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

We Need Diverse Books and ALA Present: How to Fight Book Bans: Authors On Speaking Up and Fighting Back

Location: McCormick Place, W183a

Moderator: – We Need Diverse Books

Presenter:

Presenter: – The Ohio State University

Presenter:

Books & Authors

2:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT

How Media Literacy is Fundamental to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Social Justice (EDISJ)

Location: McCormick Place, W196a

Moderator: – International Council for Media Literacy/Sacred Heart University

Presenter: – University of South Carolina

Presenter: – Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Presenter: – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Books & Authors

2:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT

ALA Council I

Location: McCormick Place, W375b/Skyline

Updates/Briefings

2:40 PM - 3:10 PM CT

Norton Book Buzz!

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM CT

Former Lead Singer of the Platters

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Len McBride, America’s Harvest

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM CT

Rob Smat | Power to the Players

Location: Booth 4429

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CT

Alison Chesley: New-Classical, Ambient/Amplified Cello

Location: Exhibit Hall - Front Porch Stage in the Park @ ALA (3400 aisle)

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Dave Mason - EO-N (Thriller)

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Don Helin - Twins (Military Thriller)

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Jadzia Axelrod: Galaxy: The Prettiest Star

Location: Booth 3520

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Jason Reynolds & Jason Griffin/Ain't Burned All the Bright

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 6

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Richard Battle - Made in America by AmeriCANS Not AmeriCANTS

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM CT

SHIRIN SHAMSI: Zahra's Blessing, A Ramadan Story

Location: Booth 3122

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Anna Bliss / BONFIRE NIGHT

Location: Booth 2518

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Cancelled: Keith Carreiro: The Immortality Wars

Location: Booth 4442

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Cecil Castellucci: Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories Volume 1 (Graphic Novel) and Shifting Earth (Graphic Novel) - Saturday

Location: Booth 2717

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Edward Ashton: ANTIMATTER BLUES

Location: Booth 2911

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

The Eyewitness Event

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Hyde Park AB

Moderator: – DK

Presenter: – DK

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Linda Magoon: Live Free and Hike: Finding Grace, Healing, and Self-Discovery Atop New Hampshire’s 48 White Mountain Summits

Location: Booth 1631

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Main Stage Speaker: Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkey

Location: McCormick Place, W375e/Skyline

Speaker:

Books & Authors

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Meg Medina and Joseph Coelho: Youth Literature Ambassadors with the Library of Congress

Location: Booth 2211

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Michael Tyler: The Smallest Spot of a Dot

Location: Booth 3516

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Rajani LaRocca: MIRROR TO MIRROR signing

Location: Booth 3611

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Rob Smat: Power to the Players - The Real Gamestop Story and Why Its Only Getting Started

Location: Booth 4429I

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Signing with Author Candace Fleming

Location: Booth 3630

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Tommy Greenwald signs DINGED and THE ULTIMATE GOAL

Location: Booth 3020

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT

X. Fang: Dim Sum Palace

Location: Booth 2715

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Angela Halgrimson: Yeti Needs a Haircut

Location: Booth 4443

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Laura Khoury: The Tale of Mallory Mouse: From Foster Care to Adoption

Location: Booth 4443

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Noemi Figueroa Soulet: THE BORINQUENEERS, A VISUAL HISTORY OF THE 65TH INFANTRY REGIMENT

Location: Booth 4443

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

S Alston: I AM Mighty Me (Mighty Me Series for Children)

Location: Booth 4443

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Sheila Alston: I AM Mighty Me (Mighty Me Series Book 1)

Location: Booth 4443

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

The Importance of Outreach and Meeting Folx Where They Are

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Field AB

Presenter: – Association of Bookmobile and Outreach Services

Presenter: – Association of Bookmobile & Outreach Services

Transforming: Community Relationships

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Tracy Mattes: Church Dog and The Girl in the Mirror

Location: Booth 4443

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Juliana Gaddis: Minivan Mix-Up

Location: Booth 2216

3:15 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Grab a Coveted Fourth Wing Arc (While Supplies Last)

Location: Booth 2914

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM CT

Curating Your Manga Section

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Diana Sudyka, author and illutstrator of LITTLE LAND

Location: Booth 3217

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Lina Chern/ Play the Fool

Location: Booth 2613

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Meet the Rainbow Fish!

Location: Booth 3629

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Rebecca Keller: You Should Have Known

Location: Booth 2425

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CT

Ryan Estrada: Occulted

Location: Booth 3029

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Chicago Gold! Two Legendary Chicago Cultural Leaders Discuss their First Books with the Chicago Black Caucus of the American Library Association

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Jamison Shea: I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

Location: Booth 3011

3:30 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Kristen Schroeder: ALIEN TOMATO

Location: Booth 2913

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

Creating Character-Building Books in an Age of Uncertainty: What Does Bravery Have to Do with Bison?

Location: Exhibit Hall – Chapter One Stage (Next to Booth 1342)

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

Graphic Mundi Presents: After Alison- Queer Voices in Graphic Novels

Location: Exhibit Hall – Graphic Novel/Gaming Stage (Next to Booth 1326)

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

In-Conversation with Angeline Boulley and Lily Meade

Location: Exhibit Hall – Diversity in Publishing Stage (Next to Booth 5240)

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

Johnny Teague | The Lost Diary of George Washington

Location: Booth 4429

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

Magnificent Middle Grade!

Location: Exhibit Hall – PopTop Stage (End of 1600 Aisle)

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

Open Opportunities: Moving to an Open Source Solution

Location: Exhibit Hall – Tech Talk Stage (End of 2400 Aisle)

3:30 PM - 4:20 PM CT

Robert Genetski, Is There Evidence for God?: An Economist Searches for Answers

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 1

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Charles Waters: African Town

Location: Booth 2613

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Irene Latham/ Charles Waters: African Town

Location: Booth 2613

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Irene Latham: African Town

Location: Booth 2613

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Pornsak Pichetshote: The Good Asian: 1936 Edition

Location: Booth 2229

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT

Signing with Author Lesa Cline-Ransome

Location: Booth 3530

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT

My Garden of a Thousand Bees; and Wild Hope: The Big Oyster

Location: W471A

3:45 PM - 4:15 PM CT

Claudia Guadalupe Martinez: Not a Monster

Location: Booth 3214

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Amber Morrell, The Alchemy of Letting Go

Location: Booth 3817

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Amber Morrell: THE ALCHEMY OF LETTING GO signing

Location: Booth 3817

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Literary Comics: Spotlight on Fantagraphics

Location: Exhibit Hall - Book Buzz Theater (Next to Booth 5226)

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CT

Cancelled: Rick Robinson - A Fish Ate My Homework: A Beginner's Guide to Fly Fishing

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 3

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CT

Daniel Boyd -Miss Dirt Turtle's Garden Club

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 2

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CT

Joe Coleman (former lead singer of The Platters) - My Time to Shine

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 5

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM CT

Kraig Kann - Can You Get OUR Attention?

Location: Exhibit Hall - Author Autographing Station 4

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

A Bird in the Hand: Strategies for Retaining Library Employees

Location: McCormick Place, W181a

Moderator: – Columbia University

Presenter: – Montana State University Library

Presenter: – North Carolina State University Libraries

Presenter: – University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

Presenter: – University of Washington Bothell & Cascadia College Campus Library

Speaker: – Montana State University Library

Transforming: Library Workforce

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

ALA-APA Certification Program Committee

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Boardroom 2

Moderator: – APA Certification Program Committee

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

ALMA/LibraryReads Saturday Adult Author Panel

Location: McCormick Place, W184a

Moderator: – LibraryReads

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Americans and the Holocaust: Bringing Holocaust History to Local Communities

Location: McCormick Place, W181b

Moderator: – U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM)

Presenter: – Amarillo Public Library

Presenter: – University of Hawaiʻi-West Oʻahu

Presenter: – The University of Mississippi

Presenter: – Bangor Public Library

Transforming: Community Relationships

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Andrea Beatriz Arango/ Iveliz Explains It All

Location: Booth 2613

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Beta Phi Mu 75th Anniversary Celebration

Location: McCormick Place, W192

Moderator: – Beta Phi Mu

Presenter: – Beta Phi Mu

Career Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Book giveaway: Advance reader copy of The Encyclopedia of the Weird and Wonderful by Milo Rossi

Location: Booth 2620

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Cancelled: Herbie J Pilato - Retro Active Television: An In-Depth Perspective on Classic TV’s Social Circuitry

Location: Booth 4443

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Copyright Legislation, Education and Advocacy Network COL Subcommittee

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Clark C

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Colleen Cambridge / MURDER BY INVITATION ONLY

Location: Booth 2518

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

News You Can Use—Digital Public Library of America: Looking Ahead: An Open Board + Community Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W179a

Presenter: – DPLA

Updates/Briefings

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Ecosystem Tools for Your State Leadership, a Working Session

Location: McCormick Place, W184bc

Moderator: – Students Need Libraries in HISD

Presenter: – University of Central Oklahoma

Presenter: – Windham Public Library

Transforming: Community Relationships

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

News You Can Use—Fighting Censorship in a Changing Landscape

Location: McCormick Place, W180

Presenter: – OIF

Presenter: – ALA

Presenter: – Toronto Public Library

Updates/Briefings

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Tabletop Gaming with Kids and Families: Using Games to Foster Language and Social Emotional Development

Location: McCormick Place, W183b

Presenter: – Sudley Elementary

Presenter: – Oakland Public Library

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Historian Rick Perlstein in Conversation with Harper's Magazine

Location: McCormick Place, W179b

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

HS All-Section Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W193

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Johnny Teague: The Lost Diary of George Washington

Location: Booth 4429I

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Leaning International: Notes from the Field

Location: McCormick Place, W187c

Moderator: – Congressional School

Presenter: – Simmons University School of Library and Information Science

Presenter: – University of Vermont

Presenter: – Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Presenter: – University of Minnesota Duluth/ Kathryn A. Martin Library

Career Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Learning Apprenticeships in the Media and Information Literacy Classroom

Location: McCormick Place, W184d

Presenter: – Miami University Libraries

Presenter: – Miami University

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Leverage Federal Funds to Advance Digital Equity in Your Community Update

Location: McCormick Place, W185a

Moderator: – Michelle Frisque Consulting Group, LLC

Presenter: – Public Library Association | ALA

Presenter: – Georgia Public Library Service

Presenter: – Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

Presenter: – National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)

Updates/Briefings

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Libraries Helping Refugees and New Immigrants Learn the U.S. Financial System

Location: McCormick Place, W178b

Presenter: – Kansas City Public Library

Presenter: – Chicago Public Library

Presenter: – Penn State University Libraries

Transforming: Services

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

DUPLICATE PRESENTATION: Libraries Helping Refugees and New Immigrants Learn the U.S. Financial System

Location: McCormick Place, W176c

Transforming: Services

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Lindsay Currie: It Found Us

Location: Booth 2920

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Lisa Yee/ Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Location: Booth 2613

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

NCAAL XII Info Session

Location: Hilton Chicago, Lake Michigan

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

NCAAL XII Planning

Location: Hilton Chicago, Boulevard AB

Presenter: – BCALA

Career Development

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Near-Peer Leadership at the Library: Teens Inspiring Kids through Tutoring, Storytelling, and Readers’ Advisory

Location: McCormick Place, W175c

Moderator: – New York Public Library

Presenter: – New York Public Library

Transforming: Services

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Rainbow Round Table (RRT) Annual Membership Meeting

Location: McCormick Place, W176ab

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Research with people who are currently or have been incarcerated in the United States

Location: McCormick Place, W175ab

Presenter: – Colorado State Library

Presenter: – Griswold Memorial Library

Presenter: – San Francisco Public Library

Presenter:

Presenter: – Washington State Library

Transforming: Services

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Supporting Invisibly Disabled Students in the Library Classroom

Location: McCormick Place, W185bc

Presenter: – University of Colorado Boulder

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Taryn Souders: The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle

Location: Booth 2920

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Supporting Young Children's Social and Emotional Development with Children's Literature

Location: McCormick Place, W186

Presenter: – Saint Michael's College

Books & Authors

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

CALA's 50th Anniversary Social & Poster Presentations

Location: McCormick Place, W187b

Moderator: – Chinese American Librarians Association

Moderator: – The New York Public Library

Moderator: – Indiana University South Bend

Presenter:

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Core President's Program Featuring Angela Saini

Location: Hilton Chicago, International South

Moderator: – Loyola University Chicago

Presenter:

Core Values

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Downs Award Reception

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, DuSable AB

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Educators of School Librarians Meeting (AASL_ESLS)

Location: McCormick Place, W475a

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

CANCELLED: Research and Planning Committee Meeting (ACRL ESS)

Location: Palmer House, Salon 04-06

Transforming: Services

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

SRRT Action Council I

Location: McCormick Place, W475b

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM CT

The NISO Collaborative Collections Lifecycle Project (CCLP)

Location: McCormick Place, W181c

Main contact: – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

Speaker:

Speaker: – National Information Standards Organization (NISO)

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

North Carolina Central University – School of Library & Information Sciences Alumni Reception

Location: Marriott Marquis, showroom Food Hall in Marriott Marquis Chicago

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Jesse Byrd: Sunny Days

Location: Booth 2216

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Sina Grace: Superman: The Harvests of Youth

Location: Booth 3520

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM CT

Streets of Tears

Location: Podcast Recording Booth - 4446

4:30 PM - 4:50 PM CT

Meet the Rainbow Fish!

Location: Booth 3629

4:30 PM - 5:00 PM CT

AMELIA BRUNSKILL, author of WOLFPACK

Location: Booth 3217

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM CT

Communities of Practice Meeting (AASL)

Location: McCormick Place, W183c

Transforming: Teaching & Learning

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM CT

JCLC Reception

Location: Hilton Chicago, Williford C

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM CT

San José State University's School of Information Reception

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Grant Park CD

Moderator: – San Jose State University- School of Information

Presenter: – San Jose State University- School of Information

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT

Revision of Standards for Accreditation of Master's Programs in Library and Information Studies

Location: Hilton Chicago, Astoria Room

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CT

The Laugh's On Us sponsored by Ingram Content Group

Location: Hyatt Regency McCormick, Jackson Park ABCD

Books & Authors

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM CT

Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Reception

Location: Hilton Chicago, Waldorf Room

Presenter:

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

Core Happy Hour - Hard Rock Cafe Chicago (Outdoor Patio) Sponsored by EBSCO

Location: Off Site, Off Site

Core Values

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

Dominican University’s Alumnae/i Reception

Location: Off Site, Fat Pour Tap Works

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

The University of Texas at Austin - School of Information (iSchool)

Location: Marriott Marquis, George Pullman

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

USC iSchool Alumni Meetup

Location: McCormick Place, Connie's Pizza in McCormick Place

6:00 PM - 10:00 PM CT

APALA Literature Awards Banquet

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM CT

2023 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Award Ceremony and Reception

Location: Off Site, American Writers Museum, 180 N. Michigan Ave., 2nd Fl

Books & Authors